Section 134.001

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Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter
have the meanings given them in this section.

Subd. 2. Public library. "Public library" means any
library that provides free access to all residents of a city or
county without discrimination, receives at least half of its
financial support from public funds and is organized under the
provisions of this chapter. Except as provided in section
134.195, it does not include libraries such as law, medical,
school and academic libraries organized to serve a special group
of persons, or libraries organized as a combination of a public
library and another type of library.

Subd. 3. Public library services. "Public library
services" means services provided by or on behalf of a public
library. Except as provided in section 134.195, it does not
include services for elementary schools, secondary schools or
postsecondary educational institutions.

Subd. 4. Regional public library system. "Regional
public library system" means a multicounty public library
service agency that provides free access to all residents of the
region without discrimination, and is organized under the
provisions of this chapter or chapter 317A, or section 471.59.

Subd. 5. Basic system services. "Basic system
services" means services offered by all regional public library
systems either directly or by contract. These services shall
include, but are not limited to, communication among
participants, resource sharing, delivery of materials,
reciprocal borrowing, and cooperative reference service.

Subd. 6. Multicounty, multitype library system.
"Multicounty, multitype library system" means a cooperative
network composed of any combination of public libraries,
regional public library systems, public school libraries, public
or private college or university libraries and any other
libraries which share services and resources within a
multicounty area.